In 1989 Harry Johansing took a surf trip to Costa Rica with no idea he would fall for the diverse ecological region, never wanting to part. With years of experience working with Kinko's, he never imagined one day supporting a Costa Rican lifestyle producing tree free papers. What is now a business producing uniquely sustainable and high quality tree free papers, once began as a small time company making colorful pads to sell as souvenirs. While touring the countryside looking for fibers to make his souvenirs, Harry experienced a life changing closeness to the natural environment that would shape his destiny. It was the fascinatingly evolved birds, plants and other animals of the rain forest that made him realize his purpose of creating a tree free paper that would one day preserve the awesome environment that he had fallen in love with.
Just using post consumer paper wasn't good enough, there needed to be another source, so Harry began imagining another way. He partnered with Ian Ratowsky. What they created was a specialized method of mixing both post consumer and agricultural waste paper using no chemicals, less water, and inks made from vegetable oil and soy that is less harmful to the environment than their petroleum counterparts. The product is not only friendly to the environment, but superior to other paper with fibrous texture giving unmatched character compared to other papers. Natural coloring is taken from the fruits and beans of the recycled agricultural waste giving the paper a romantic ambiance.